Baby shower…how late?

[Anonymous]

Pregnant with first baby and trying to decide on baby shower date with my mom who is hosting it. We are between April 30th or May 14th where I’ll be either 32 weeks or 34 weeks.

My concern is that my OB has warned me that most likely I’ll be induced by 37-38 weeks the latest (due to some autoimmune stuff). I feel like 34 weeks may be cutting it too close but not sure. I’m curious how far everyone else was for their baby shower?



(PS. Please no comments about baby showers and them being unnecessary or tacky.)

[Anonymous]

32 but your mom shouldn’t be hosting a shower.

[Anonymous]

Either of those dates would be fine. If you're worried, go with the 32nd week.

Congrats!

[Anonymous]

I had two one at 32 and one at 34. I traveled for 32 weeks, only 3 hours away.

Totally agree that 32 makes the most sense. I honestly was a lot more tired at 34 weeks.

Don’t listen to PP about your mom hosting. It’s fine, it happens all the time.

[Anonymous]

I'd go to the earlier one... my OB didn't let me travel after 32 weeks because I was AMA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd go to the earlier one... my OB didn't let me travel after 32 weeks because I was AMA.

I think this is going to vary by OB. I was AMA and travelled out of state (4 hours by train) at 36 weeks (granted to a major city with an excellent set of hospitals) and OB was totally fine with it.

[Anonymous]

I’d go with 32. I ended up delivering unexpectedly at 34 weeks, before we’d gotten anything, so we were scrambling to get everything we needed. Giant PITA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had two one at 32 and one at 34. I traveled for 32 weeks, only 3 hours away.

Totally agree that 32 makes the most sense. I honestly was a lot more tired at 34 weeks.

Don’t listen to PP about your mom hosting. It’s fine, it happens all the time.

No, it doesn't, at least I have never encountered it. It is a pretty accepted etiquette rule.

[Anonymous]

Why stress yourself more than you have to? Do the 32 week date. It'll give you time to write thank you notes before giving birth anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had two one at 32 and one at 34. I traveled for 32 weeks, only 3 hours away.

Totally agree that 32 makes the most sense. I honestly was a lot more tired at 34 weeks.

Don’t listen to PP about your mom hosting. It’s fine, it happens all the time.

No, it doesn't, at least I have never encountered it. It is a pretty accepted etiquette rule.

No, it’s terribly old fashioned. Almost all the showers I’ve ever been to have been hosted by mom/sisters except my one friend who is not in touch with her mother.

There are one or two people on here that obsess about it. It’s strange.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had two one at 32 and one at 34. I traveled for 32 weeks, only 3 hours away.

Totally agree that 32 makes the most sense. I honestly was a lot more tired at 34 weeks.

Don’t listen to PP about your mom hosting. It’s fine, it happens all the time.

No, it doesn't, at least I have never encountered it. It is a pretty accepted etiquette rule.

No, it’s terribly old fashioned. Almost all the showers I’ve ever been to have been hosted by mom/sisters except my one friend who is not in touch with her mother.

There are one or two people on here that obsess about it. It’s strange.

Sorry, no. Its incredibly tacky. You and your friends are tacky. Nobody is obsessing about it, its just a rude present grab.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had two one at 32 and one at 34. I traveled for 32 weeks, only 3 hours away.

Totally agree that 32 makes the most sense. I honestly was a lot more tired at 34 weeks.

Don’t listen to PP about your mom hosting. It’s fine, it happens all the time.

No, it doesn't, at least I have never encountered it. It is a pretty accepted etiquette rule.

No, it’s terribly old fashioned. Almost all the showers I’ve ever been to have been hosted by mom/sisters except my one friend who is not in touch with her mother.

There are one or two people on here that obsess about it. It’s strange.

Agree. Only on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

To be fair regardless of who hosts, showers are a “present grab”

[Anonymous]

32 weeks.

My mom and BFF hosted my shower no one cared.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:32 weeks.

My mom and BFF hosted my shower no one cared.

They have manners and just didn’t tell you.